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Bridging the gap between research and policy
UNSW Post doctoral researcher Dr Shukla Poddar shares insights on how to get your research in front of policymakers, after attending the...
Apr 73 min read


ACAP study finds effective pathway to replace silver contacts with aluminium to lower TOPCon costs
New research supported by ACAP has found a pathway to cheaper, more scalable TOPCon technology using specially formulated aluminium pastes i
Apr 23 min read


UNSW and ACAP win grant to build ties between emerging solar PV leaders in China and Australia
UNSW has been awarded a $500,000 grant to foster collaboration among budding solar and renewable energy technology innovators from Australia
Apr 13 min read

World-leading 27% perovskite cell efficiency record set by UNSW and Soochow University, with ACAP support
With support from ACAP, a collaborative research effort between the teams of UNSW Scientia Professor Xiaojing Hao and Professor Jun Peng...
Mar 312 min read


Allegra Spender MP meets with ACAP leaders to discuss Australia's outstanding solar PV legacy and opportunities
Independent MP Allegra Spender visited UNSW’s Solar Industry Research Facility with Prof. Martin Green and ACAP ED Prof. Renate Egan.
Feb 132 min read

New ACAP and UNSW research uncovers impact of soldering flux on degradation of HJT and TOPCon cells
New ACAP research uncovers impact of soldering flux on degradation of HJT and TOPCon cell
Feb 101 min read


New Sydney ferry named after ACAP founder and global solar pioneer UNSW Scientia Professor Martin Green
On January 21, ACAP Executive Director Renate Egan and Professor Martin Green joined Jo Haylen, NSW Minister for Transport, NSW Premier...
Feb 102 min read


ACAP and UNSW’s world-leading CZTS solar cell is closing in on critical 15% efficiency target
UNSW researchers are consistently leading the development of CZTS solar cell technology, and recently achieved a 13.2% efficiency record...
Jan 283 min read


ACAP and UNSW develop method for improving the lifetime of TOPCon cells with copper plating
Researchers at UNSW have developed a methodology using copper plating of a TOPCon solar cell that could increase their lifetime.
Jan 252 min read


Snapshot of progress in ACAP's Emerging PV Materials Program, 2024
An update on the current status, challenges, opportunities and highlights in ACAP's emerging PV materials program. This is a summary of...
Dec 18, 20244 min read


Award winners at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024
ACAP congratulates the outstanding students and early career researchers who won awards at the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024.
Dec 16, 20243 min read


Snapshot of ACAP's progress in Device to Module program, 2024
This summary of the current status, challenges and opportunities in ACAP's Device to Module Program Package is drawn from the...
Dec 14, 20244 min read


Are chalcogenide perovskites the next frontier in solar technology?
A new chalcogenide perovskite, BZS, is stable, non-toxic, has an optimal band gap, and can achieve high efficiency when strained,...
Dec 12, 20242 min read

Invitation to the ACAP Perovskite Stability Workshop December 6
ANU's Professor Klaus Weber is hosting a workshop for all ACAP members focused on stability in perovskites. Dec 6, 2025 UNSW.
Nov 20, 20241 min read


ACAP teams are collaborating across Nodes and disciplines to speed up progress
ACAP's uniquely collaborative model is providing an unparalleled ecosystem for innovation. Research teams from different member...
Nov 18, 20245 min read


Invitation to the ACAP Mini-Symposium on PV Characterisation
Invitation to the ACAP Mini-Symposium on Characterisation at UNSW
Nov 14, 20242 min read

ACAP researchers share their deep knowledge at Japanese conference PVSEC-35
The breadth of progress in PV technology development being made by ACAP members and their teams is often on display at large global PV...
Nov 12, 20244 min read

Open Instruments' high grade, specialist PL imaging tools can fast track perovskite R&D
ACAP research grant recipient Open Instruments is a small Sydney-based company building specialised, high-performance research-grade...
Nov 6, 20242 min read


Will solar manufacturing in Australia cause prices to rise?
This was one of the questions put to the panel discussing Australia’s solar supply chain opportunity and the Albanese Government’s...
Nov 4, 20243 min read

Outstanding PV research by ACAP-supported students recognised at EUPVSEC 2024
ACAP congratulates UNSW researchers Xutao Wang and Soma Zandi who were two of 16 Student Award Finalists at EUPVSEC 2024, the largest PV...
Oct 31, 20242 min read
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